Fair Warning I give ta ye all ... The Ladies of the Salty Kiss be sailing into Port at the Four Winds Renaissance Festival on March 13 & 14. Lock up yer menfolk, yer fine silver & gold, and break out the Rum!

Saturday was the biggest crowd I have seen there. In addition to the locals the same people from Scarby I saw at Irish Fest and opening weekend of Sherwood were there.

The first joust of the day was the best I have seen there. I bought a new knife and some really inexpensive garb, plus a few other items you wouldn't normally expect to see at faire. (leather punch, buttons.) Also ordered some custom leather work.

The king and cast treated us like royalty. Must be because of all the musketeers in our group.

What a great time I had at 4 Winds this weekend! I appreciate this faire more w/ every visit. It isn't commercialized & you can just walk up to anyone, cast or patron, and start talking to them. Everyone treats you like a long-lost friend. It reminds me of Stroud, Oklahoma's King Arthur Faire in that regard. It was my favorite destination while it was open.

I was also able to buy a great bow with accessories & a long dagger at great bargain prices. They were much less expensive than what I could find on the internet. I also got to try out the bow & learned about how to keep it in good working order. That's a lot more than I could say than w/ something that would have been shipped to me.

My visit to 4 Winds was definitely worth the trip! (I still wish it were in Oklahoma.)

It was *so* good to see you all again; familiar friends and family and meeting new friends and family - as always it was a heart warming homecoming despite being bittersweet for us this season without Brother James there.

Diamond and I enjoyed ourselves and wish we could be with you all through the rest of the run but, that just isn't to be, more's the pity.

Perhaps if time and finances allow, you all can do a cast invasion of my Festival, the Missouri Renaissance Festival come July 24 & 25 in Neosho, MO.